“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Das Graduate Center für Promovierende bietet seinen Mitgliedern eine strukturierte Vernetzung und Weiterbildung im Themenfeld digitale Transformation sowie eine finanzielle Unterstützung der Forschungsarbeit. Neben dem Zugang zu Veranstaltungen, Kursen und Arbeitskreisen am bidt profitieren die Promovierenden von einem interdisziplinären Austausch mit Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft.

The event “Your Master’s at the University of Klagenfurt: Master’s programmes & alumni journeys”, held on 25 November 2025, offered prospective students a comprehensive overview of the university’s Master’s programmes, support services and the diverse career paths of alumni. Current students and graduates shared personal insights into academic life, campus culture and their individual journeys at the University of Klagenfurt.

Key insights from the panel included:

”Those who challenge the capitalist order tend to be publicly labelled as criminals generally falling into the terrorist category.” Steve Kurtz (World-InfoCon Brussels (2000): An Annotated Report)
In memory of Steve Kurtz [1958-2025]

ODE helped Data Crítica to quickly identify reliable variables for their data journalism investigations and ensure their stories are built on solid foundation
The post Open Data Editor in Action: Interrogating Data for Investigative Journalism in Mexico first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

From January 2026, staff and students in higher education will be able to use Nextcloud, an alternative collaboration environment. Surf, the ICT cooperative for higher education, wants to make universities and colleges less dependent on American big tech companies.
The post New cloud service aims to free higher education from Big Tech’s grip appeared first on IVIR.

Marijn Sax features as an expert in the second season of the documentary series "AI love". This programme by public media organisation HUMAN follows people who have a deep emotional connection with artificial intelligence. The series will be broadcasted weekly from 27th of November on Dutch television NPO 3 and NPO Start.
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At our last call we discussed the Zenodo Integration of the Data Package and an Action Plan for the community reactivation in 2026.
The post Frictionless Data Community Call November 2025 first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

One year after a ceasefire agreement was signed by Israel, Lebanon, and five mediating countries, one thing remains clear: Israel is still breaching Lebanon’s digital sovereignty. It continues to penetrate Lebanon’s digital infrastructure through GPS spoofing, signal interference, and drone surveillance that affects its residents. 

Constant surveillance through drones